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Programme Policy Officer (Innovations) job at WFP
Deadline of this Job: 14 November 2022

JOB DETAILS:

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
• Own a portion of the WFP CO innovation portfolio and drive these projects towards generating impact, including coaching, advice, and hands-on support to teams on pilot design, prototype development and testing.
• Act as the innovation focal point for 3 key activity units (out of supply chain, smallholder farming, nutrition, emergency response, social protection, refugee operations) at the WFP country office and liaise regularly to identify opportunities for embedding innovation into core activities.
• Identify and facilitate the review & selection of startups for the Innovation Hub portfolio that have the potential to contribute towards zero hunger and align with the priorities and activities of the WFP Tanzania country office.
• Manage the budget of allocated innovation projects, ranging from smaller projects up to full internationally funded pilots up to $100k.
• Monitor and evaluate the progress and impact of allocated innovation projects by setting and tracking key performance indicators and milestones.
• Deliver general and specific innovation trainings and coaching to aspiring and successful entrepreneurs as well as WFP colleagues (human centered design, lean startup, leadership development, etc.).
• Be an internal champion for innovation at the country office by promoting new ways of working to increase efficiency, collaboration, and impact.
• Represent the WFP Field Innovation hub at public events and towards partners and donors.
• Support other Innovation Hub projects and activities on an as-need basis – work packages can change quickly, and we need versatile project managers that are eager to tackle new challenges and opportunities.
• The candidate will be based in Dar es Salaam, with travel to the field when needed.

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES
• Capability Name Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level
• Programme Lifecycle & Food Assistance Demonstrates ability to identify key variables and contextual factors that affect food assistance problems and programmes throughout the lifecycle to inform quality programme design or re-design.
• Transfer Modalities (Food, Cash, Voucher) Demonstrates ability to analyse and consolidate quantitative and qualitative information from different sources (e.g., market studies) to inform transfer modality selection and programme development.
• Broad Knowledge of Specialized areas (i.e. Nutrition, VAM, etc.) Demonstrates the ability to interpret basic data in the context of WFP specialised fields to contribute to technical programme design, implementation and monitoring.
• Emergency Programming Displays capacity to provide inputs into the development, implementation and realignment of high quality emergency programmes.
• Strategic Policy Engagement w/ Government Develops thorough recommendations using multiple inputs (e.g., government counsel, research, own experience) to strengthen national or subnational entities and government owned food and nutrition security programmes.

OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS

• You are business savvy. You often look at the world through a startup or private sector lens and are keen to bring smart business models to the humanitarian and development sector.
• You are a self-starter. You are full of initiative and great ideas. You need little guidance, are comfortable working independently but are also a great team player. You might have even started a few ventures of your own.
• You are driven by impact. Making a difference through your job is important to you, and you are passionate about working towards achieving zero hunger
• You have a high affinity with the Tanzanian innovation space and have good connections with key players in the startup, private sector, or (impact) investment space.
• You can clearly formulate a vision and inspire people around you, on a daily basis

Education:
University degree in Business, Economics, Computer Science, Agriculture, Social Sciences, or another relevant field.


Programme Policy Officer (MARKETS) job at WFP
Deadline of this Job: 14 November 2022

JOB DETAILS:

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Contribute towards the development of market access support initiatives for smallholder farmers in a multi-stakeholder setting.
• Provide project management support to the smallholder farmer support unit, ensuring a coordinated approach with wider smallholder support programmes that complies with WFP standards and procedures as well as common interest identified among value chain stakeholders.
• Liaise with internal and external project counterparts to ensure effective collaboration, monitor ongoing projects and highlight potential risks to project delivery.
• Identify target farmer organizations and farmer-friendly aggregators by managing the selection and due diligence process; collect, analyze and assess profiles of target farmer organizations and their farm business management practices.
• Link identified farmer organizations and aggregators with forward delivery contracts by private-sector off-takers interested in WFP-managed projects.
• Based on farmer data analysis, identify opportunities to build pro-smallholder staple value chains through partnerships with other key value chain stakeholders (aggregators, extension agents, input suppliers, credit providers and off-takers).
• Plan and manage farmer training on agronomic practices, post-harvest handling and delivery planning; ensure effective knowledge transfer by instituting and leveraging the lead farmer structure within the supported farmer organizations.
• Assist the head of unit in the development of market-based business plans and their implementation model across key value chain stakeholders.
• Manage national team members involved in smallholder market linkage projects, providing guidance and oversight as needed.
• Provide technical support to the cooperating partners and monitor their performance to meet the project objectives.
• In consultation with the M&E and VAM unit, develop and coordinate data gathering and monitoring systems ensuring that rigorous quality standards are maintained.
• Draft or contribute to drafting progress reports, corporate and donor reports on smallholder value chain support projects implemented under the CSP/Activity five as required.
• Perform other related duties as required.
• Ability to frequently travel within the country.
• Knowledge of various aspects of financial services and business modelling is a bonus.
• Strong ability to take initiative with research and analysis and produce valuable results in conditions of uncertainty; solid operational skills including problem solving and project management skills, including ability to work and deliver projects proactively and under pressure.
• Relevant experience in development and agricultural fields, with emphasis on pro-smallholder approaches; Experience in agriculture commercialization approaches; agronomy; and strong understanding of policy analysis, regional trade and marketing.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• Five or more years of experience in agribusiness, project management and value chain analysis with a strong focus on the private sector.
• Demonstrated knowledge of SMEs, pro-smallholder procurement and commercial agriculture models.
• Demonstrated ability to provide consistent and timely client service to meet the changing needs and expectations of clients, allowing clients to actively participate in and contribute to decisions that are relevant to their needs. Make adjustments to services as required.
• Take ownership of assigned tasks, establish priorities and monitor own work plan with minimum supervision.
• The position is open to Tanzanian nationals only.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.



Procurement Officer job at WFP
Deadline of this Job: 14 November 2022

JOB DETAILS:

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIIES:
Contribute towards the development of procurement plans and processes ensuring compliance with wider procurement policies and WFP standards.
Support or manage procurement programs and operational activities, (e.g., issue tenders, evaluate offers and negotiate/award contracts), following standard processes to contributing to successful procurement of food and non-food commodities or services.
Track and analyze data to provide recommendations for process improvement.
Collate data and contribute to preparation of accurate and timely reports of procurement activities, to contribute to a WFP wide view that enables informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders, leading to performance optimization.
Collate information and draft appropriate responses to recommendations to support auditing of procurement activities and ensure conformity with compliance rules.
Work in close collaboration with internal counterparts and external partners including suppliers, superintendents, companies, etc. to align procurement activities with wider programmes and ensure a coherent approach to meeting food assistance needs.
Support training of WFP staff to take a strategic and proactive approach to the procurement of food and non-food commodities and services, for example designing and reviewing training materials.
Guide and supervise more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with more complex analysis and queries.
Follow standard emergency preparedness practices to ensure WFP is able to quickly respond and deploy food and needed goods and services to affected areas at the onset of the crisis.
Act in an assigned emergency response capacity as required to meet emergency food assistance needs.
Support and manage the implementation of the Local and Regional Food Procurement Policy (LRFPP) including but not limited to the pro-small holder farmers procurement.
Support the implementation of the 2nd generation Country Strategic Plan activities touching on supply chain and on-demand service provision.
Other as required.

Knowledge & Skills:
• Tendering and contracting
• Vendor Management
• Commodity/product/service intelligence
• Systems and reporting
• Ethics and compliance

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

Experience:
• 5 years or more of postgraduate professional experience in a relevant field of work, specifically in supply chain management, with a background and interest in humanitarian development.
• Experience conducting cost analyses
• Experience working with vendors or other partners


Programme Policy Officer (Partnership) job at WFP
Deadline of this Job: 14 November 2022

JOB DETAILS:

Key accountabilities:
• Contribute to building and maintaining effective and efficient Partnership’s relationships with NGO, UN Agencies, Academia and Government Agencies for the implementation of WFP activities and programmes under the CSP.
• Provide guidance in the process of FLA/MoU/LoU development and management, ensuring all the review and due-diligence processes are followed in line with corporate guidance, from issuing the Call for Proposal through the UN Partners Portal (UNPP), throughout the selection process, the awarding and signing of Agreements, the registration of the Agreement into WFP’s corporate systems, the implementation of the Agreements and the final evaluation of the Partners.
• Provide trainings and orientation to other units, Field offices and Cooperating Partners on the UNPP process.
• Convene and support CPC (Cooperating Partners Committee) meetings and CPTEC (CP Technical Evaluation Committee) meetings by acting as Secretary to both CPC and CPTEC; Ensure Technical and Financial Evaluation of Proposals by CPTEC members follow corporate guidance and SOPs.
• Respond to queries from CP related to the selection Process, awarding and performance evaluation and capacity building requirements
• Oversee implementation of SOPs for FLA/MoU/LoU management and updating/revising the SOPs based on new changes/corporate guidelines.
• Support Activity Managers in ensuring submission of quality progress reports and invoices by Partners is timely and follow corporate guidance and FLA/MoU/LoU requirements; ensure corporate systems such as Invoice Tracking System (ITS) is used to process invoices and payments.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES CONTINUED 1:
• Together with the Finance, Activity Managers and Supply chain units, participate in CP compliance verification exercises, ensuring drafting and submission of reports to management.
• Work closely with the Risk and Compliance unit to ensure the end-to-end CP management process complies with corporate guidelines, policies and procedures and minimize WFP’s exposure to risks.
• Support the capacity strengthening of CPs and WFP Field offices and technical units’ staff on FLA processes, including budgeting, proposals development, capacity assessments, performance assessment, and reporting.
• Provide information and reports on partnerships for program and management briefings, taking points, and Annual Country Reports (ACR).
• Maintain an up-to-date Partnerships Tracking Sheet and give advance notice to Activity Managers on approaching expiry of FLAs/MoUs/LoUs, and actions required for renewal/extensions/amendments
• Manage requests for Budget Revisions, Extensions and Amendments to existing FLAs/MoUs/LoUs as per corporate guidance
• Act as the WFP focal point for all UNSDCF communications from UNSDCF Outcome Groups and the Resident Coordinator's Office (RCO), and alert Activity Managers as required on UNSDCF deadlines for reporting and data entry into UNINFO.
• Act as “Cash Based Transfers” focal point for WFP Tanzania; remain abreast of main policies and guidelines with respect to the implementation of CBT programmes and provide CBT support to Programme officers/Activity Managers in charge of activities transitioning to cash or voucher transfer modalities
• Any other assigned duties.

Deadline of this Job: 20 November 2022

JOB DETAILS:

Key accountabilities:

• Manage and lead WFP field operations within the area of assignment to ensure timely and effective deployment of food assistance programmes.
• Hold accountability for the deployment of CO initiatives, policies, and strategies.
• Effectively manage the Field Office to ensure transparent and efficient people management and the continued development of a cohesive and high performing team.
• Ensure efficient use of financial resources for achievement of set objectives.
• Hold accountability for the security of WFP staff, operations, premises, and assets in the Field Office to ensure that WFP security and safety standards are locally set and followed. Actively participate and contribute to the Area Security Management Team (ASMT).
• Collaborate with governments and other partners in identifying where food assistance can be usefully deployed at the local level and provide support and technical expertise for the planning, formulation, and implementation of food assistance programmes, including advice on the context-specific transfer modalities (food, cash, or vouchers).
• Develop and coordinate data gathering and monitoring systems and conduct timely monitoring and evaluation activities.
• Hold accountability and/or prepare accurate and comprehensive analysis and reports on WFP operations and performance with regular and timely submission for Area/Country Office review to identify programme support requirements and inform operational planning and decisions.
• Forge and nurture external partnerships to improve assistance packages and support complementary strategies; identify potential areas for collaborative approaches and initiatives.
• Develop and sustain liaison with local government authorities, international and local NGOs, UN agencies, donors, civil society, beneficiaries and other partners and media engaged in the field of food security.
• Engage with beneficiaries, inspect storage places and points where WFP commodities are received, in order to ensure compliance with WFP policies and that progress is made in the achievement of project objectives.
• Other as required.

 Roles and experience:
• Has developed, or supported in the development of, multi-discipline work plans to support the achievement of WFP strategic aims within a defined area.
• Has gained experience in field operations, preferably in a hardship duty station or emergency.
• Has field experience via field rotations or working in a sub-office, and through field postings.
• Gained experience of analyzing political situations, assessing risk accurately and supporting managers and leaders in decision making that is sensitive to this.
• Gained broader exposure across areas within a function (i.e., policy, programme etc.)
• Has gained experience managing mid-size financial budgets, balancing multiple priorities effectively.
• Has experience leading a mid-size to large team to ensure the effective delivery of objectives.
• Participated in a vendor/government/ partner negotiation in support of broad function or Country Office requirements.
• Participated in a moderately complex emergency operation/ development programme.
• Has experience with security co-ordination and compound management within a mid-size area
Job Info
Job Category: Several Jobs in one Advert jobs in Tanzania
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 20 November 2022
Duty Station: Dar es Salaam
Posted: 07-11-2022
No of Jobs: 5
Start Publishing: 07-11-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 07-11-2077
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